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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      48,141</td>
<td class="r data">      39,814</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
<td class="r data">      28,795</td>
<td class="r data">      24,738</td>
<td class="r data">    85.9</td>
<td class="r data">      19,346</td>
<td class="r data">      15,076</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      54,924</td>
<td class="r data">      43,985</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">      32,705</td>
<td class="r data">      27,384</td>
<td class="r data">    83.7</td>
<td class="r data">      22,219</td>
<td class="r data">      16,601</td>
<td class="r data">    74.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      63,401</td>
<td class="r data">      48,805</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">      37,323</td>
<td class="r data">      30,206</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">      26,078</td>
<td class="r data">      18,599</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      67,355</td>
<td class="r data">      49,125</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
<td class="r data">      39,091</td>
<td class="r data">      29,998</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
<td class="r data">      28,264</td>
<td class="r data">      19,127</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      70,165</td>
<td class="r data">      48,120</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">      40,476</td>
<td class="r data">      29,541</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
<td class="r data">      29,689</td>
<td class="r data">      18,579</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      74,623</td>
<td class="r data">      48,347</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">      44,048</td>
<td class="r data">      30,559</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">      30,575</td>
<td class="r data">      17,788</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      73,242</td>
<td class="r data">      46,987</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">      43,950</td>
<td class="r data">      29,971</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">      29,292</td>
<td class="r data">      17,016</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      57,470</td>
<td class="r data">      38,554</td>
<td class="r data">    67.1</td>
<td class="r data">      35,858</td>
<td class="r data">      25,704</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">      21,612</td>
<td class="r data">      12,850</td>
<td class="r data">    59.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      24,929</td>
<td class="r data">      16,704</td>
<td class="r data">    67.0</td>
<td class="r data">      15,790</td>
<td class="r data">      11,326</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
<td class="r data">       9,139</td>
<td class="r data">       5,378</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,871</td>
<td class="r data">       1,828</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,939</td>
<td class="r data">       1,357</td>
<td class="r data">    70.0</td>
<td class="r data">         932</td>
<td class="r data">         471</td>
<td class="r data">    50.5</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      46,496</td>
<td class="r data">      38,520</td>
<td class="r data">    82.8</td>
<td class="r data">      27,963</td>
<td class="r data">      24,062</td>
<td class="r data">    86.0</td>
<td class="r data">      18,533</td>
<td class="r data">      14,458</td>
<td class="r data">    78.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      53,223</td>
<td class="r data">      42,673</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">      31,899</td>
<td class="r data">      26,729</td>
<td class="r data">    83.8</td>
<td class="r data">      21,324</td>
<td class="r data">      15,944</td>
<td class="r data">    74.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      61,485</td>
<td class="r data">      47,412</td>
<td class="r data">    77.1</td>
<td class="r data">      36,418</td>
<td class="r data">      29,505</td>
<td class="r data">    81.0</td>
<td class="r data">      25,067</td>
<td class="r data">      17,907</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      65,442</td>
<td class="r data">      47,715</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
<td class="r data">      38,176</td>
<td class="r data">      29,295</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
<td class="r data">      27,266</td>
<td class="r data">      18,420</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      68,045</td>
<td class="r data">      46,659</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">      39,466</td>
<td class="r data">      28,784</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
<td class="r data">      28,579</td>
<td class="r data">      17,875</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      72,417</td>
<td class="r data">      46,940</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">      43,001</td>
<td class="r data">      29,828</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">      29,416</td>
<td class="r data">      17,112</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      71,171</td>
<td class="r data">      45,666</td>
<td class="r data">    64.2</td>
<td class="r data">      42,969</td>
<td class="r data">      29,311</td>
<td class="r data">    68.2</td>
<td class="r data">      28,202</td>
<td class="r data">      16,355</td>
<td class="r data">    58.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      55,848</td>
<td class="r data">      37,476</td>
<td class="r data">    67.1</td>
<td class="r data">      35,057</td>
<td class="r data">      25,118</td>
<td class="r data">    71.6</td>
<td class="r data">      20,791</td>
<td class="r data">      12,358</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      24,171</td>
<td class="r data">      16,168</td>
<td class="r data">    66.9</td>
<td class="r data">      15,365</td>
<td class="r data">      10,991</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">       8,806</td>
<td class="r data">       5,177</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">       2,743</td>
<td class="r data">       1,726</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">       1,849</td>
<td class="r data">       1,279</td>
<td class="r data">    69.2</td>
<td class="r data">         894</td>
<td class="r data">         447</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       1,589</td>
<td class="r data">       1,272</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">         798</td>
<td class="r data">         659</td>
<td class="r data">    82.6</td>
<td class="r data">         791</td>
<td class="r data">         613</td>
<td class="r data">    77.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       1,634</td>
<td class="r data">       1,289</td>
<td class="r data">    78.9</td>
<td class="r data">         773</td>
<td class="r data">         639</td>
<td class="r data">    82.7</td>
<td class="r data">         861</td>
<td class="r data">         650</td>
<td class="r data">    75.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       1,843</td>
<td class="r data">       1,367</td>
<td class="r data">    74.2</td>
<td class="r data">         860</td>
<td class="r data">         682</td>
<td class="r data">    79.3</td>
<td class="r data">         983</td>
<td class="r data">         685</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,858</td>
<td class="r data">       1,392</td>
<td class="r data">    74.9</td>
<td class="r data">         885</td>
<td class="r data">         689</td>
<td class="r data">    77.9</td>
<td class="r data">         973</td>
<td class="r data">         703</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       2,054</td>
<td class="r data">       1,435</td>
<td class="r data">    69.9</td>
<td class="r data">         975</td>
<td class="r data">         738</td>
<td class="r data">    75.7</td>
<td class="r data">       1,079</td>
<td class="r data">         697</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       2,137</td>
<td class="r data">       1,385</td>
<td class="r data">    64.8</td>
<td class="r data">       1,004</td>
<td class="r data">         716</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,133</td>
<td class="r data">         669</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       2,011</td>
<td class="r data">       1,301</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">         942</td>
<td class="r data">         644</td>
<td class="r data">    68.4</td>
<td class="r data">       1,069</td>
<td class="r data">         657</td>
<td class="r data">    61.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       1,579</td>
<td class="r data">       1,064</td>
<td class="r data">    67.4</td>
<td class="r data">         772</td>
<td class="r data">         574</td>
<td class="r data">    74.4</td>
<td class="r data">         807</td>
<td class="r data">         490</td>
<td class="r data">    60.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         740</td>
<td class="r data">         526</td>
<td class="r data">    71.1</td>
<td class="r data">         414</td>
<td class="r data">         327</td>
<td class="r data">    79.0</td>
<td class="r data">         326</td>
<td class="r data">         199</td>
<td class="r data">    61.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         128</td>
<td class="r data">         102</td>
<td class="r data">    79.7</td>
<td class="r data">          90</td>
<td class="r data">          78</td>
<td class="r data">    86.7</td>
<td class="r data">          38</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">    63.2</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          56</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    39.3</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          67</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">          33</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    48.5</td>
<td class="r data">          34</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    20.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          73</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    35.6</td>
<td class="r data">          45</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    42.2</td>
<td class="r data">          28</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          55</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">    32.7</td>
<td class="r data">          30</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">          25</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    16.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          66</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">    39.4</td>
<td class="r data">          35</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">    54.3</td>
<td class="r data">          31</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    22.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          69</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">    31.9</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">    34.9</td>
<td class="r data">          26</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    26.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          60</td>
<td class="r data">          20</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          39</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">    41.0</td>
<td class="r data">          21</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          43</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">    32.6</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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